I Built Homes For Exotic Insects...

TerraGreen
14 Apr 202411:25

Summary

TLDRThis video script showcases a thrilling journey of housing and displaying seven exotic insects, each with unique abilities. From the majestic Asian mantis named Bertrude, known for devouring prey alive, to the metallic stag beetle 'Paul McCartney' with intimidating mandibles, the video captures the essence of these creatures' habitats and behaviors. It also introduces the leaf insect's camouflage, the jumping spider's hunting tactics, and the mysterious pink toad millipede. The aquatic banded diving beetles demonstrate their carnivorous nature, while the anticipation builds for the 'cow killer' wasp, rumored to have a deadly sting. Although the cow killer wasp segment ends with a humorous twist of a taxidermy purchase gone wrong, the video promises a future dedicated exploration of this insect in July.

Takeaways

  • 🦗 The video showcases seven exotic insects, each with unique abilities and characteristics.
  • 🦂 The first insect featured is a giant Asian mantis named Bertrude, known for its majestic appearance and predatory nature.
  • 🌿 The mantis' enclosure is designed to mimic its natural environment, complete with bark and moss.
  • 🕷️ The second insect is a metallic stag beetle with large mandibles, named Paul McCartney, which is a herbivore despite its intimidating appearance.
  • 🍃 The leaf insect, or phillium, is highlighted for its camouflage, resembling leaves and having a diet of leaves and blackberries.
  • 🕷️ A jumping spider is introduced as a fierce predator with venomous fangs, but it appears to be more cautious than aggressive in the video.
  • 🐛 The pink toad millipede, despite not having pink toes, is shown to be a unique creature with hundreds of legs and a preference for decaying matter.
  • 🐞 Banded diving beetles are aquatic insects that are carnivorous and can consume prey much larger than themselves.
  • 🐝 The 'cow killer' wasp, also known as a velvet ant, is reputed to have a sting potent enough to kill a cow, but the video ends with the creator accidentally purchasing a dead specimen.
  • 🎥 The creator promises to make a dedicated video featuring a live cow killer wasp in the future, once they are available during the appropriate season.

Q & A

  • What is the first insect featured in the video and what is unique about it?

    -The first insect featured is the giant Asian mantis. It is unique because it is majestic in appearance but is a ferocious predator that devours its prey while it's still alive.

  • How does the creator of the video plan to recreate the natural environment for the mantis?

    -The creator builds an enclosure for the mantis with bark and moss to mimic its natural environment.

  • What is the name given to the giant Asian mantis in the video?

    -The mantis is named Bertrude.

  • What does the mantis do when crickets are introduced into its enclosure?

    -Bertrude senses the crickets, rushes towards them with killer instincts, crushes them with her claws, and rips them apart with her mouth.

  • What is the second insect introduced in the video and what makes it stand out?

    -The second insect is a metallic stag beetle. It stands out due to its futuristic appearance and large, sharp mandibles.

  • How does the creator handle the metallic stag beetle due to its mandibles?

    -The creator uses a plastic lid to handle the beetle safely, avoiding direct contact with its mandibles.

  • What is the name given to the metallic stag beetle and why?

    -The beetle is named Paul McCartney because the creator feels the name fits him well, as he resembles a Paul McCartney in appearance.

  • What type of food is provided for the metallic stag beetle?

    -The beetle is fed with an orange and beetle jelly, as it is a herbivore and does not eat prey.

  • What is the third insect featured in the video and what is its special ability?

    -The third insect is a species of insect called Philium, commonly known as Leaf insects. Their special ability is their camouflage, as they have evolved to look like leaves.

  • What kind of enclosure is created for the leaf insects and why?

    -A glass terrarium with artificial grass and tree branches is created for the leaf insects to mimic their natural biome and provide space for them to grow and display their camouflage abilities.

  • How do the leaf insects feed and what is their favorite food?

    -The leaf insects feed mostly on leaves, but their absolute favorite food is blackberries.

  • What is the fourth insect introduced and what makes it an apex predator?

    -The fourth insect is a jumping spider. It is considered an apex predator because it has fangs and injects potent venom into anything it bites.

  • What is the issue with feeding the jumping spider in the video?

    -The jumping spider seems to be afraid of the crickets provided as food and does not attack them, even though spiders of this species are known to eat prey up to three times their size.

  • What is the fifth insect featured and what is its unique characteristic?

    -The fifth insect is a pink toad millipede. Its unique characteristic is having hundreds of legs, which helps them grip onto surfaces and even walk upside down.

  • What type of enclosure is created for the pink toad millipede?

    -A dirt enclosure with wood and moss is created for the millipede.

  • What is the sixth insect and where does it live?

    -The sixth insect is a banded diving beetle. It lives underwater and is a carnivorous killer that eats prey much larger than itself.

  • How do banded diving beetles breathe and why don't they need a water filter?

    -Banded diving beetles do not breathe through gills or lungs like most aquatic creatures. They are less affected by variability in nitrogen or phosphorus concentration, so they do not need a water filter.

  • What is the seventh and most anticipated insect in the video supposed to be?

    -The seventh insect is supposed to be a cow killer wasp, also known as a velvet ant, which is known for its extremely painful sting.

  • What was the outcome regarding the cow killer wasp in the video?

    -The creator accidentally bought a dead taxidermy cow killer wasp instead of a live one. They promise to get a live one in season and make a dedicated video about it.

Outlines

00:00

🦗 Building Homes for Exotic Insects

The script introduces a series of videos showcasing the care and unique abilities of seven exotic insects. The first insect featured is a giant Asian mantis named Bertrude, who is set up in an enclosure with bark and moss to mimic her natural habitat. The mantis displays her predatory nature by devouring live crickets. The second insect is a metallic stag beetle, named Paul McCartney, who is also given a habitat with similar materials. Despite his large mandibles, Paul is a herbivore and is introduced to a female companion. The video promises to reveal more about other insects, including a cow killer wasp known for its painful sting.

05:01

🕷️ Introducing Jumping Spiders and Other Exotic Insects

The script continues with the introduction of a jumping spider, an apex predator with venomous fangs, and a pink toad millipede, which, despite its name, doesn't have pink toes. The jumping spider is timid and doesn't attack the crickets provided as food, while the millipede is described as disgusting-looking but is handled by the presenter. The presenter also discusses the diet of the millipedes, which consists mainly of decaying matter. The segment ends with the setup of an aquatic environment for banded diving beetles, which are carnivorous and capable of consuming prey much larger than themselves. The beetles are observed feeding on mealworms in their new tank.

10:02

🐞 The Anticipation of the Cow Killer Wasp

The final paragraph builds anticipation for the introduction of the cow killer wasp, also known as a velvet ant, reputed to have a sting potent enough to kill a cow. The presenter prepares a desert-like enclosure for the wasp, complete with a heat lamp to simulate the wasp's natural environment. However, it is revealed that the presenter accidentally purchased a dead taxidermy cow killer wasp instead of a live one. The video concludes with a promise to feature a live cow killer wasp in a future video once they are available during the appropriate season, and the presenter encourages viewers to subscribe for updates on this and other exotic insects.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Giant Asian Mantis

The Giant Asian Mantis is the first insect showcased in the video. It is described as a majestic yet predatory insect that devours its prey alive. The video highlights its natural habitat recreated in an enclosure and its predatory behavior with crickets.

💡Bertrude

Bertrude is the name given to the Giant Asian Mantis. The name is chosen to match the insect's beauty, and her predatory nature is demonstrated as she captures and eats crickets in her new enclosure.

💡Metallic Stag Beetle

The Metallic Stag Beetle is the second insect introduced. Known for its large mandibles, it looks futuristic and is kept in a 14x8 tank. Despite its fearsome appearance, it is an herbivore that feeds on oranges and beetle jelly.

💡Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is the name given to the male Metallic Stag Beetle. This name is chosen humorously, and the beetle is placed in an enclosure with a female beetle, highlighting their interactions and the potential for them to mate.

💡Leaf Insects

Leaf Insects are the third species featured. They have evolved to look like leaves, providing camouflage. Their enclosure is designed to mimic their natural habitat with artificial grass and tree branches.

💡Jumping Spider

The Jumping Spider is the fourth creature showcased. Though technically not an insect, it is included for its fascinating predatory behavior. The video highlights the spider's reluctance to attack crickets and its unique hunting skills.

💡Pink Toed Millipede

The Pink Toed Millipede, the fifth insect-like creature, is introduced. Despite its name, it lacks pink toes and is known for having hundreds of legs. Its diet consists of decaying matter, making it a detritivore.

💡Banded Diving Beetles

Banded Diving Beetles are the sixth species featured. These aquatic beetles are carnivorous and hunt prey underwater. Their unique swimming ability and predatory behavior are showcased in an aquarium setup.

💡Cow Killer Wasp

The Cow Killer Wasp, or velvet ant, is the seventh and final insect mentioned. Known for its painful sting, the video anticipates showcasing this insect but reveals a dead specimen. The presenter plans a future video featuring a live one.

💡Enclosures

Enclosures are specially designed habitats for each insect species. These enclosures are tailored to mimic the insects' natural environments, including elements like bark, moss, and aquatic plants, ensuring the insects' comfort and well-being.

Highlights

Introduction to showcasing the seven most exotic insects and building homes for them.

The giant Asian mantis, Bertrude, is highlighted for its majestic appearance and deadly hunting behavior.

Details about recreating Bertrude's natural environment with bark and moss.

Explanation of the mantis's sharp spikes that allow it to grip smooth surfaces.

Bertrude's hunting behavior, including catching and eating crickets.

Introduction to the metallic stag beetle named Paul McCartney and its impressive mandibles.

Setting up the beetle's enclosure with a 14x8 inch tank, bark, and moss.

Paul McCartney's diet as a herbivore and feeding him an orange and beetle jelly.

Adding a female beetle to Paul's enclosure, leading to a humorous interaction.

Introduction to the Leaf Insects (Phyllium philippinicum) and their unique camouflage as leaves.

Creating a larger terrarium for the leaf insects with artificial grass and tree branches.

Feeding the leaf insects blackberries, their favorite food.

Highlighting the jumping spider's predatory skills and building its new home.

The jumping spider's timid behavior around crickets and the plan to feed it smaller prey.

Introducing the pink toed millipede and its hundreds of legs for gripping surfaces.

Feeding the millipede decaying matter and setting up its enclosure.

The banded diving beetles, their aquatic lifestyle, and feeding them mealworms.

Attempting to feature the cow killer wasp, known for its deadly sting, but finding only a taxidermy specimen.

Promise to showcase the cow killer wasp in a future dedicated video.

Encouragement for viewers to subscribe to the channel for future content, including the cow killer wasp video.

Transcripts

00:00

these are the most exotic insects in the

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world and I have seven of them that I'll

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be building homes for and showcasing

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their coolest abilities to start off the

00:10

first insect I have is this giant Asian

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mantis despite looking absolutely

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Majestic this is secretly a monster that

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devours its prey while it's still alive

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but to be able to see that I need to

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recreate her natural environment in this

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little enclosure so I built it up with

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all sorts of stuff like bark and Moss

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and soon enough it was complete and

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ready for the

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Mantis now mantis is actually have these

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little sharp Spikes all over their legs

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which allows them to grip onto very

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smooth surfaces like this glass and

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because this mantis is so beautiful I'm

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going to name her something beautiful to

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match so everyone please say hello to

00:52

bertrude but bertrude wasn't the only

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thing alive in this enclosure as just

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earlier I had put a couple crickets

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inside immediately after ber sensed them

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and rushed in towards the prey with

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Killer

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Instincts seconds later the cricet was

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now getting crushed by bertr rud's Claws

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and ripped apart by her alien mouth but

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whilst the Mantis was enjoying her meal

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another Cricket walked by so she

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snatched that up and started to eat two

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Crickets at once clearly she was pretty

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hungry now ber has got to be one of the

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coolest insects I've ever seen like

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seriously she looks like King Kong right

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now but there are still six more insane

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insect species I'm going to be showing

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off in this video including a cow killer

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that is known to have one of the most

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painful sting in the entire world and

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I'm going to be holding it yeah but

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before getting to the cow killer let's

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say hello to insect number two a

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metallic stag beetle now this is

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straight up an exotic insect I mean it

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literally looks like it's from the

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future this species has some of the

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largest mandibles out of any species and

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honestly those big sharp mandibles make

02:02

me too scared to pick it up so instead I

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just picked it up with this plastic lid

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for its enclosure I'm using this 14x 8

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in tank and watch this when I clap my

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hands in front of the terrarium it's

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going to be instantly built 3 2 one boom

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now that's a super clean transition as

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you can see there's tons of stuff in

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here like bark and spagna Moss that will

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be perfect for the beetle to hide under

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and speaking of the beetle I of course

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need to give this guy a name and since

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you know it's the best and beetle ever

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I'm going to name him Paul McCartney

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because uh you know I just feel like

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that name fits him pretty well you know

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he looks like a Paul anyways despite

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Paul having these absolutely massive

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mandibles he doesn't even use them to

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eat prey because he's a boring herbivore

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so to feed him I just got an orange

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and put it inside I also put some of

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this Beetle jelly because I think they

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like eating this too but Paul is a male

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Beetle and he looks pretty lonely if I'm

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being honest so I also got this female

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of the same species that is honestly a

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lot uglier than Paul because she doesn't

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even have those cool mandibles but I put

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her in anyways and soon she started to

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wander around eventually she even

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climbed onto Paul's back while he was

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sleeping which seemed to annoy him and

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he got up and walked away not a great

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start to these beetles relationship but

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I'm sure Paul and this new female will

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eventually enjoy their home together and

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might even have Little Beetle babies and

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remember later I'm going to be picking

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up a cow killer wasp which is set to

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have a sting strong enough to kill a

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literal

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cow I hope it doesn't sting me anyways

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as you know we still have more exotic

03:35

insects to Showcase and for this next

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insects let's play a little game when I

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move my camera down you have 3 seconds

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to find the insect in the frame let's

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go and did you find it well probably not

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because this insect actually has a very

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special disguise scattered around here

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it's a species of insect called phillium

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Philly pums um commonly known as Leaf in

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sex anyways I don't have much to say

04:01

about these guys I just think it's

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pretty funny how over millions of years

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they've evolved to look like a leaf I

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mean they could have evolved to have

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huge teeth and Claws and Stingers but no

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they evolved to look like a leaf now for

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their home I got this glass terrarium

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that's a bit bigger since we have four

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of these bad boys which will all

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eventually grow to be about five times

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as big so I needed a lot of space I

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wanted to make this look like a pl's

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biome so I got some artificial grass and

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I also put a bunch of tree branches all

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around the tank so the leaf insects

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could pretend to be leaves just like

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they were born to do welcome to your new

04:34

home boys I hope you like it or girls I

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I don't know if they're boys or girls

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that most of the little leaves were just

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walking around and enjoying themselves

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but a couple of the leaf insects started

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praising to the gods or something by

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raising their hands in the air and doing

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some sort of

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ritual anyways these guys diet consists

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mostly of themselves and by that I mean

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they eat leaves so yeah they're

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basically cannibals but their absolute

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favorite food is blackberries so of

05:01

course I put some of those around the

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tank well this is pretty good I think

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these leavs are going to live a

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Fantastical life in here moving on to

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the fourth insect we got a fierce apex

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predator not only does this insect have

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fangs but he also injects a potent Venom

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into anything it bites everyone say

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hello to one of my jumping spiders a now

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yes technically by definition this isn't

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an insect but by my definition of an

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insect it is so uh don't comment about

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it now I'm not going to pick up this guy

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with my hands because they're super fast

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and he'd probably just jump off my hand

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and go hide under the couch or something

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and I don't want that so I'm just going

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to speedrun his new home real quick with

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tons of places for him to jump around

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and boom let's get this little guy into

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here these spiders are actually one of

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the coolest species because most of them

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have the ability to eat prey up to three

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times their own size so of course I had

05:51

to challenge my jumping spider by

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dropping in a few pretty decently sized

05:55

crickets immediately the jumping spider

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hit on this piece of wood seemingly

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waiting for the perfect moment to strike

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a

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cricket but the funny thing was that he

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never actually did any attacking if

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anything the jumping spider was actually

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afraid of the Crickets because every

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time he saw one he got startled and

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slowly walked backwards it was actually

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pretty

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funny so to feed him I got a couple

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smaller crickets and put those inside

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hoping he would eat those but it kind of

06:23

still seemed like he was scared of those

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as well well I guess this guy's just not

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hungry right now so in the future if he

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still doesn't eat any criet I'll try

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feeding them some smaller worms and

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stuff but for now let's move on I've

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been saving the best insects for last

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and coming up soon I'll be holding the

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cow killer wasp which of course is the

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deadliest insect out of all of them but

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first for insect number five let's play

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another game I'm going to build this

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enclosure just like this and as you can

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see I built a nice little dirt enclosure

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with wood and Moss so now can you guess

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what I'm going to put in here based off

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of the enclosure your options are a a

06:57

shark b a dog or c an earthworm the

07:01

answer is if you guess shark you were

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actually wrong the actual answer is none

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of these is d a milipede and yeah

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technically once again this isn't an

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insect but don't worry about it this

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species in specific is a pink toad

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millipede which to be honest I don't

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know why it's called that because its

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toes are not pink I mean it doesn't even

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have toes if anything it should be

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called a orange leg millipede but

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whatever despite it being kind of

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disgusting looking I built up enough

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courage to pick it up on onto my arm and

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move it into its enclosure oh no this

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feels so weird crawling on me what the

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heck I swear this is actually like

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stinging me right now what the heck this

07:39

feels so weird yeah get off of me you

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see millipedes have hundreds of legs

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which helps them grip on to stuff and

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allows them to even walk upside

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down okay maybe it's not that cool now

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unfortunately for this video milpies are

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the most boring eaters ever and

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basically just only eat decaying matter

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so I'm just going to put some

07:59

blackberries in here and uh yeah call it

08:02

a day enjoy your home little guy now for

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insect number six which actually happens

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to be one of our most unique ones you

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see all of the other insects I've showed

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live on land well this one actually

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lives under the water these are banded

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diving beetles and despite looking uh

08:18

kind of lame they are actually

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carnivorous killers that will eat prey

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way bigger than themselves for its tank

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I got this 10 gallon aquarium and

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basically I'm just going to fill it up

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with substrate a aquatic plants and

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finally some water now the best things

08:32

about these guys is that they don't even

08:34

need a water filter since uh they are

08:37

much or less affected by variability in

08:39

nitrogen or phosphorus concentration

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because they do not breathe so yeah uh

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let's put them in the little beetles

08:45

were shy to come out at first but

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eventually the tank was swarming with

08:49

all seven of them the way they swim is

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honestly just really cool because they

08:53

got these little legs and stuff that

08:55

they Propel themselves with which I

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guess is just kind of normal and not

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that cool but but uh now I want to show

09:00

you guys how these beetles eat prey so

09:03

to do that I got some meal worms and

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dropped them in the water after a few

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minutes amazingly a beetle stumbled

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across a worm so he grabbed it with his

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legs and pulled it all the way up to the

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surface of the water when he got there

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he started to absolutely Devour the

09:17

mealworm by sucking the life out of

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it a couple more of the Aquatic beetles

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found some more meal worms so soon

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enough the entire tank was feeding on

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these guys the next day I came back to

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find these little lifeless mealworm

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exoskeletons laying around the floor

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clearly The Beatles had enjoyed their

09:36

meals now this is the moment we have all

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been waiting for the seventh insect a

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cow killer well this is just a box but

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inside of it the cow killer awaits now

09:47

the actual name of this is a velvet an

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but the legend has it that it thing is

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strong enough to kill a literal cow

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hence why people call it the cow killer

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and I'm about to have it crawl on my

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bare skin but before that I need to have

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its enclosure finished so I have a place

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to you know put it so it's not just

10:03

stuck crawling on my arm these guys live

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in the deserts and the wild so I'm going

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to quickly recreate that here by doing

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another super cool transition watch this

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as I squeeze my hands in the desert

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magically appears wow okay now that's

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actually super cool transition that

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deserves a subscribe seriously subscribe

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scroll down right now and click

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subscribe please I am begging you as you

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can see I got a heat lamp to make this

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place nice and hot and also lots of

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little places for the cow killer to hide

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under speaking of the cow killer I

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should probably stop stalling and just

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get to opening it up so I opened up the

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box and apparently I accidentally bought

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a dead Taxidermy cow killer and not a

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real alive one so of course I went to

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buy an actual alive one online

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unfortunately I found out that you can

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only get one when they're in season

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through July to October and since it's

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April right now I found out that it's

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literally impossible to get a cow killer

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now so yeah sorry for sort of Click

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baiting you but I'm not chickening out

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on this and as soon as we get to July

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I'm going to buy one of these guys and

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make an entire dedicated video about it

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and I'll do even more than I promised in

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this video it's going to be absolutely

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insane so if you want to see that video

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once it goes live please subscribe to

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the channel so YouTube will show it to

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you anyways I hope you guys found the

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other six species of insects I showed

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you to be pretty entertaining and I hope

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you guys are ready to see the dedicated

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cow killer video

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